That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
ANTHONY BOURDAINDon’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don’t do it again. Ever.
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas – fat, drugged, and completely out of it.
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I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.
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Few things are more beautiful to me than a bunch of thuggish, heavily tattooed line cooks moving around each other like ballerinas on a busy Saturday night.
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The journey is part of the experience – an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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I learned to recognize failure.
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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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This, I knew, was the magic I had until now been only dimly and spitefully aware of.
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If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.
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Don’t touch my dick, don’t touch my knife.
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I am in no way supportive of hunting for trophies or sport – would never do it and don’t like it that others do. But if you kill it, then eat it, it’s fine.
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Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime, Please, treat your garlic with respect.
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